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Wednesday, October 27 – 2 Events

EQUAL Health Network Presentation Weds. Oct. 27, 11:00 a.m., Taft Community Center
389 West Downing Avenue, Stockton

Governor Schwarzenegger will veto the universal health coverage/single payer bill.

What role should the health insurance industry play?

The Obama plan for health care.

President Obama is using his new budget as a bully pulpit for health care reform

The Senate bill and a reported draft compromise are influencing the health reform debate. The House bill has many advantages, including a public option. Here are the facts on:

For the first time in decades, the country has an Administration and a Congress that are working for a major overhaul of the U.S. health care system. We are disappointed that the broadly-outlined plan by the Obama administration and Congress is not a single payer plan, we note that it includes the creation of a public insurance system. We welcome the national discussion of the need for an alternative to profit-driven health insurance.

Busting myths about health reform.

The Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing titled, ‘Making Health Care Work for American Families: The Role of Public Health’ at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. This was the fourth in a series of hearings that provide an overview of key health reform issues.
Witness List